How WEG VSD technology can help deal with loadshedding Third Quarter 2023, WEG Africa Variable speed drives (VSDs) are generally considered as vital contributors to energy efficiency, but they also have features that can reduce the operational disruptions caused by loadshedding.
Sustainable machines for groundworks Third Quarter 2023, Parker Hannifin - Sales Company South Africa, Editor's Choice The global drive towards net zero and sustainable energy sources is accelerating the shift from fossil fuel to electric-driven machines. Some European companies are already setting conditions for electric-driven equipment on their tender requirements.
Inovance EtherCAT servo drive for compact dynamic performance Third Quarter 2023, Motion Tronic Industrial automation group Inovance Technology, and its partner Motion Tronic, are bringing market-leading improved performance with ultra-fast current loop technology to South Africa with the launch of the SV660N servo solution for industrial automation applications.
Time follows function Third Quarter 2023, Horne Technologies, Editor's Choice What would a mechanical watch look like if it was reimagined and redeveloped from the bottom up? Master watchmaker Benoît Mintiens asked himself this question. He came up with a unique mechanism in the world of mechanical timepieces, a wristwatch that ‘sleeps’ when you take it off and wakes up when you put it back on, setting the correct time automatically.
KSB and sustainability of energy Second Quarter 2023 As the mining industry in southern Africa continues to grow, there is an increasing need for pumps and valves that are bigger, more energy-efficient, and sustainable. KSB Pumps and Valves has been at ...
Motion Tronic’s compact AC multidrive for South African OEMs Second Quarter 2023, Motion Tronic Industrial automation group Inovance Technology Europe, in partnership with its distributor Motion Tronic, has announced the release of the MD800 – an AC multidrive designed to meet the demands of South African OEMs for increasingly flexible and scalable multidrive performance, with a smaller footprint.
PC-based control for additive manufacturing with solid-state metals Second Quarter 2023, Beckhoff Automation, Editor's Choice
Launched in 2018, the Virginia-based company offers its capabilities to a wide range of customers in defence, research, and manufacturing. MELD spun off from its parent company, Aeroprobe, in 2018 ...
Gear business driven by sustainability Second Quarter 2023, SEW-EURODRIVE, Editor's Choice Living up to responsibilities Through a long-term sustainability initiative called sustainability@SEW, the company is gradually and consistently safeguarding resources, lowering CO2 emissions and optimising ...
Managing wear and friction in mini motors Second Quarter 2023 Understanding the impact of friction and wear on a mini motor, as well as the factors that cause them, is a key specification requirement. Technically known as the study of tribology, the effects are ...
One stop shop for copper mine braking system Second Quarter 2023
Copper is a key resource in the manufacture of electrical goods, and global demand for this metal is high. To ensure productivity, copper mines need highly reliable equipment, which includes the large ...
Tharisa Minerals looks to Zest WEG for electrical equipment Second Quarter 2023, WEG Africa The Vulcan plant, which began cold commissioning last year, is expected to improve the Tharisa mine’s chrome recoveries from about 62% to around 80%. An important aspect of achieving this outcome will be the performance and reliability of its electrical equipment, the majority of which comes from Zest WEG.
Sensors in conveyor belt monitoring Second Quarter 2023, Gail Norton Instrumentation We all know how high the costs of damaged conveyors can be. Gail Norton Instrumentation Agencies has designed a unit that can effectively monitor conveyors and stop further damage.
Beckhoff’s XPlanar greatly increases testing capacity and throughput Second Quarter 2023, Beckhoff Automation In the Spring of 2021, Beckhoff began to completely rethink the way it carried out final inspections of I/O components. Its aim was to increase testing capacity and throughput significantly, even though many different types of terminals are produced.
Bringing product innovations to Hannover Messe Second Quarter 2023, DNH Tradeserve t/a DNH Technologies This year’s Hannover Messe, from 17 to 21 April, featured maxon motor’s latest product developments, and was based on the theme of “more torque and more dynamics in the smallest of spaces”.
Large WEG motors on oil rigs First Quarter 2023, WEG Africa Classified as hazardous areas, offshore oil rigs require that any equipment installed on them is designed and certified accordingly – including electric motors to drive critical gas compressors.
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Durable drives for belt conveyor systems First Quarter 2023, Bearing Man Group T/A BMG BMG’s new NORD MAXXDRIVE-XT industrial gearboxes, which were launched at the Electra Mining trade show last year, have been well received by leaders in bulk logistics, particularly for use in belt conveyor ...
New high-tech facility for SEW-EURODRIVE First Quarter 2023, SEW-EURODRIVE SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa recently moved into its new state-of-the-art 26 000 m2 headquarters complex in Aeroton, Johannesburg. The new complex more than triples the floor and factory space that was ...
A new breed of transport system First Quarter 2023, Beckhoff Automation, Editor's Choice Planar movers that travel like flying carpets are creating new possibilities in machine design. XPlanar, a new breed of transport system based on floating planar movers able to travel freely over a floor of planar tiles, brings unprecedented flexibility to product transport, and could revolutionise manufacturing plant and machine design.
Automated cultivation of biomass First Quarter 2023, Festo South Africa, Editor's Choice Algae are extremely efficient photosynthesisers, and absorb ten times more carbon dioxide than land plants. In bioreactors equipped with appropriate sensors, control technology and automation, the efficiency of algae can be increased to a hundred times that of land plants. The PhotoBionicCell research project, part of the Festo Bionic Learning Network, is demonstrating a potential approach for industrial biologisation in the future.
MV motors deliver reliability and better total cost First Quarter 2023, WEG Africa
Many critical industrial and other applications can benefit from medium voltage (MV) electric motors, due to their reliability and low total cost of ownership. According to Zest WEG sales specialist, ...
